Sharing the benefits of the new technology, Dr Badri Gomatam, CTO, Sterlite Tech, explained: “Given the need for extremely high bandwidth and low latency, our technology is disruptive as it moves from loose tube to higher fibre count ribbon cable for 5G networks”.

“It is great to see a new high-tech solution developed in India. 5G-readiness in India is as much about radio as about the network backhaul. As long as we are doing everything right to get the network to that level, we will be able to achieve big 5G success,” added Shyam Mardikar, CTO, Mobile Networks, Airtel.